groinfield

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

groin +‎ field

Noun

groinfield (plural groinfields)

  1. (marine engineering) A series of groins (rigid structure built perpendicularly along a waterway) built alongside each other.

References
  • “Glossary of Shoreline Features”, in Virginia Institute of Marine Science‎ (PDF), 2017 August 2, archived from the original on 2023-12-19, pages 2-3
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